Afrikaanderwijk

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Afrikaander (“Boer”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after figures from the Boer Wars.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Afri‧kaan‧der‧wijk

Proper noun

Afrikaanderwijk n

  1. a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “afrikaanderwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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